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JENKINS, Gilbert Francis

Service Number:	325
Enlisted:	23 February 1916, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane Queensland.
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	7th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Wooloowin, Queensland, Australia , 29 January 1893
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Moggill State School, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XX, Row H, Grave No. 9), Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Shire of Moggill War Memorial

World War 1 Service

23 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 325, NG Force later 7 Machine Gun Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane Queensland.
16 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 325, 7th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
16 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 325, 7th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
5 Dec 1916:	Promoted Driver, 7th Machine Gun Company, Temporary Driver.

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